Question 1

Which is bigger, CAT or UNP?

Accepted Answer

Caterpillar Inc. is the larger company — market cap $368B vs $167B for Union Pacific Corp..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, CAT or UNP?

Accepted Answer

UNP keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 28.8% vs 14.5% for CAT.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, CAT or UNP?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, UNP trades at a lower P/E — 22.6 vs 33.9 for CAT. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, CAT or UNP?

Accepted Answer

UNP yields 1.98% vs 0.76% for CAT.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — CAT or UNP?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, CAT leads 7 of 11 comparable metrics and UNP leads 4. StockCV rates CAT “Solid” and UNP “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	CAT	UNP
Price	$800.47	$280.74
Market cap	$368B	$167B
Revenue (TTM)	$74.7B	$25.4B
Revenue growth	+4.4%	-0.5%
Net margin	14.5%	28.8%
Free cash flow	$10.7B	$6.50B
Net cash (debt)	($26.2B)	($30.5B)
1-year price return	+60.0%	+21.2%
P/E	33.9	22.6
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	13%	28%
Dividend yield	0.76%	1.98%
Return on equity	54%	39%
Altman Z-score	4.42	—
CV checks passed	11 of 11	10 of 11
Employees	118,000	28,716

Caterpillar Inc. vs Union Pacific Corp.